Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 51.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 44.7% less in Maldives
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Maldives are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Maldives. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

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Maldives vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,273.38	$6.00 MVR92.74	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,867.63	$9.57 MVR147.88	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD339.57	$1.63 MVR25.12	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD339.57	$0.30 MVR4.59	-85.1%
Average			-30.3%

Liberia vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD304.13	$1.65 MVR25.57	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD655.04	$3.48 MVR53.75	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,360.22	$6.83 MVR105.52	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD611.22	$1.87 MVR28.89	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD912.59	$2.76 MVR42.72	-48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.05	$1.80 MVR27.83	+142.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD650.84	$1.39 MVR21.40	-63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD792.33	$1.59 MVR24.56	-65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD848.92	$1.22 MVR18.83	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD169.78	$0.75 MVR11.63	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD820.63	$0.69 MVR10.63	-85.8%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD796.86	$3.81 MVR58.81	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,395.69	$30.82 MVR476.23	+54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,871.55	$17.52 MVR270.70	+3.6%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Liberia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,561.22	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,446.14	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+317.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,129.53	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+678.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,605.12	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	-26.2%
Average			+267.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD16,978.46	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	+84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD170K	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	+200.4%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD679.14	$4.87 MVR75.19	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD509.35	$3.55 MVR54.82	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD848.92	$13.95 MVR215.56	+179.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,611.53	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD848.92	$9.73 MVR150.39	+94.7%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,244.61	$39.51 MVR610.41	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,518.00	$49.63 MVR766.77	+52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,338.15	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	+58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,705.07	$52.50 MVR811.17	-43.2%
Average			+21.4%

Liberia vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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